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Post by Moe on Feb 19, 2011 12:00:13 GMT -5
As I was compiling an "extended" edition list of Watermark (which I posted just a few minutes ago), I couldn't help but notice how much of the music on Watermark also makes me think of Clannad. It may sound strange, but River could have featured on Atlantic Realm, and other tracks have a certain 'murkiness' that would not have stood out on any of the older Clannad albums. As I read this thread again, I noticed Draiocht's comment about how Irish this album is. I think this album may well be rooted in Eithne's own experiences and family history....and even though years have passed between An Tull and ENYA/The Celts seeing the light of day, I can imagine that Orinoco Flow may well be Eithne's own way of 'stepping out' in terms of cutting loose the bonds of family to explore her own future.
It's a great album - not essentially my favourite, though a close one, but I still love it, and every song sounds as fresh as though you've heard it for the first time (okay, maybe not all of them ) I really think you're on to something here, Phantas. It's still a great album for me as well, but I don't play it as often as other albums these days.
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Post by Afer on Jan 10, 2024 17:12:28 GMT -5
OK, I've been listening a lot to the early Enya albums of late, and I do keep coming back to Watermark. And now, as I listen, I think I see a bit better why Enya's music was set into the "New Age" slot, for better or for worse. There are so many tracks on that CD that just defied contemporary music trends, and still do after 20 years. Cursum Perficio, for example, must have appeared like the weirdest new agey kind of thing for many people - yet I adore this song. I think it was the uniqueness of this album that garnered so much attention - a musical bolt out of the blue. It's a bolt that still stands out, still has power. I bought Watermark on the strength of Orinoco Flow, but the track Cursum Perficio was immediately a stand-out track and appealed to me on so many levels. I was delighted to find Enya had a Latin dimension to her work, and intrigued to find out more. Producing a track entirely in Latin was unheard of in popular music but the Latin track has definitely kept its appeal for her devotees in subsequent albums. For a while I wondered what gave the track its sense of urgency in the second half (Verbum sapienti). Then I realised the two-tone backing notes echo the sirens of UK police cars. Would love to know how that came about.
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Post by RichardF on Jan 11, 2024 0:36:44 GMT -5
OK, I've been listening a lot to the early Enya albums of late, and I do keep coming back to Watermark. And now, as I listen, I think I see a bit better why Enya's music was set into the "New Age" slot, for better or for worse. There are so many tracks on that CD that just defied contemporary music trends, and still do after 20 years. Cursum Perficio, for example, must have appeared like the weirdest new agey kind of thing for many people - yet I adore this song. I think it was the uniqueness of this album that garnered so much attention - a musical bolt out of the blue. It's a bolt that still stands out, still has power. I bought Watermark on the strength of Orinoco Flow, but the track Cursum Perficio was immediately a stand-out track and appealed to me on so many levels. I was delighted to find Enya had a Latin dimension to her work, and intrigued to find out more. Producing a track entirely in Latin was unheard of in popular music but the Latin track has definitely kept its appeal for her devotees in subsequent albums. For a while I wondered what gave the track its sense of urgency in the second half (Verbum sapienti). Then I realised the two-tone backing notes echo the sirens of UK police cars. Would love to know how that came about. Given that Watermark was recorded in Orinoco Studios in south London, few hundred feet from the Tower Bridge Rd and the A2 interchange, I have some ideas.
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๐๐โ๐๐๐๐ on Jan 11, 2024 17:53:43 GMT -5
For a while I wondered what gave the track its sense of urgency in the second half (Verbum sapienti). Then I realised the two-tone backing notes echo the sirens of UK police cars. Would love to know how that came about. Given that Watermark was recorded in Orinoco Studios in south London, few hundred feet from the Tower Bridge Rd and the A2 interchange, I have some ideas. Next time I hear a police siren, I'll think of this However, I think that's the original style of UK police siren 'nee-naw!' that seems to have been replaced with the American style 'wail', according to this. There's this BBC sound effects archive which can be used for comparison too.
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Post by RichardF on Jan 12, 2024 1:38:32 GMT -5
For a while I wondered what gave the track its sense of urgency in the second half (Verbum sapienti). Then I realised the two-tone backing notes echo the sirens of UK police cars. Would love to know how that came about. Given that Watermark was recorded in Orinoco Studios in south London, few hundred feet from the Tower Bridge Rd and the A2 interchange, I have some ideas. Next time I hear a police siren, I'll think of this However, I think that's the original style of UK police siren 'nee-naw!' that seems to have been replaced with the American style 'wail', according to this. There's this BBC sound effects archive which can be used for comparison too. It was 1988, so I think it was the old 'nee-naw'. From memory it was alternating One-minor third, slightly detuned. According to my Hal Leonard, the bass line does in fact use this repaeting interval, but with the Trio's competence it is in tune and its also softened by addition other chord harmonies in the higher registers.
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Post by Afer on Jan 15, 2024 12:29:21 GMT -5
Next time I hear a police siren, I'll think of this However, I think that's the original style of UK police siren 'nee-naw!' that seems to have been replaced with the American style 'wail', according to this. There's this BBC sound effects archive which can be used for comparison too. It was 1988, so I think it was the old 'nee-naw'. From memory it was alternating One-minor third, slightly detuned. According to my Hal Leonard, the bass line does in fact use this repeating interval, but with the Trio's competence it is in tune and its also softened by addition other chord harmonies in the higher registers. Wow great finds there Topaz R! ๐ผ
And masterful musical analysis RichardF! Alas music is a language I never learned. ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
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